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Mesoamerican Ritual Economy
Wells Christian
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Description for Mesoamerican Ritual Economy
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wells, E. Christian; Davis-Salazar, Karla L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b/w photos, 32 line art illus, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBTB; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Scholars examine the extent to which economic processes were driven by and integrated with religious ritual in ancient Mesoamerica. The contributors explore how traditional rituals -- human blood sacrifice and self-mutilation, 'flowery wars' and battling butterfly warriors, sumptuous feasting with chocolate and tamales, and fantastic funerary rites -- intertwined with all sectors of the economy. Examining the interplay between well-established religious rites and market forces of raw material acquisition, production, circulation, and consumption, this volume effectively questions the idea that materialism alone motivates the production, exchange, and use of objects. Exploring the intersection of spirituality and materiality, MESOAMERICAN RITUAL ECONOMY ... Read more
Scholars examine the extent to which economic processes were driven by and integrated with religious ritual in ancient Mesoamerica. The contributors explore how traditional rituals -- human blood sacrifice and self-mutilation, 'flowery wars' and battling butterfly warriors, sumptuous feasting with chocolate and tamales, and fantastic funerary rites -- intertwined with all sectors of the economy. Examining the interplay between well-established religious rites and market forces of raw material acquisition, production, circulation, and consumption, this volume effectively questions the idea that materialism alone motivates the production, exchange, and use of objects. Exploring the intersection of spirituality and materiality, MESOAMERICAN RITUAL ECONOMY ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9780870818714
SKU
V9780870818714
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About Wells Christian
E. Christian Wells and Karla L. Davis-Salazar are assistant professors of anthropology at the University of South Florida.
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